News tagged with european citizens

Citizen scientists reveal a bubbly Milky Way

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of volunteers has pored over observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and discovered more than 5,000 "bubbles" in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy. Young, hot stars blow these ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

EU urges balance between Internet freedom and copyright

Governments must strike a balance between policing the Internet to protect copyright and upholding freedom of expression, EU justice commissioner Viviane Reding said on Sunday.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

EU urges US to bolster data protection practices

(AP) -- The EU wants the United States to strengthen data protection practices in order to create a uniform "privacy landscape" on both sides of the Atlantic, a top official said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

French official: Europe must defend privacy rights

(AP) -- Europe and the United States don't agree on how to strike the right balance between protecting privacy rights and battling the terror threat, the head of France's data protection watchdog said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

EU lawmakers approve new price cap on text message

(AP) -- EU lawmakers voted Wednesday for a new price cap that will cut the cost of sending text messages from abroad by nearly two-thirds.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0